Swimming lessons

Today was the last day of swimming lessons. For the past 2 weeks Payton and I took and mother baby swim class. It has been so much fun. She thinks the water is great and always loved bath time. She also has watched her dogs a little to often because she tries to drink the pool water just like they do. Every time we attempted to blow bubbles she just tried to lap up some water. She kicks very well and loves to splash, so no one better be to close. She even got to go underwater and she comes up laughing. Girls have to be ware because she does like to grab at tops and pull them off. It was a lot of fun getting to watch her learn as we went through class each day. She is at least part Blanton with the love of water. That's my girl!!!

Spring Time has come and gone

The birds are singing and flowers blooming and Payton is always playing outside. Yes Payton's favorite thing to do is anything outside. She would stay out from sun up to sun down if I didn't make her come inside and take naps. She has helped me plant flowers. She liked playing in the mulch better than actually planting flowers. She actually pulled out a couple after I planted them. My cute little helper. She went straight to the bath after this.

We have gone on walk in her wagon!













Payton has become very independent and thinks
that she can do everything all on her own without any help. Watching her attempt this sometimes is entertaining. She is starting to have bruises on a daily basis from her hard at work play but loving every minute of it. Hope everyone is enjoying the nice weather as much as we are.

Holy Cow

This last weekend didn't really go as planned. Don't you just hate it when that happens. Friday Mitch took off work to work on our landscaping project this weekend. We were going to have all day Friday and Saturday and that should have been plenty of time. Well first it was raining Friday morning when we woke up. We had to wait until the weather cleared up, which it did just took longer than we planned. My grandparents were coming over to help entertain Payton so that I could lend a hand at least. I wasn't feeling well most of the day but just tried to tough it out. We were going out for my Birthday that night and we went to dinner. I didn't eat everything because my stomach still wasn't quite right. We cam home and I then was in bed by 8:30. Then it all began, couldn't sleep Rollin all over back and forth because my stomach hurt so bad. Early in the morning got up and was sick every 30-45min. I won't get into the specifics, I am sure that you can imagine. It was terrible, finally by 10:30 that morning Mitch insisted on taking me to the ER. So we went after I got some nausea medicine and morphine I finally felt better.
Once I finally came home I slept some more and stayed on some drugs. After a good nights sleep I woke up Sunday morning a little more alive. I got to enjoy Mother's Day, I got breakfast made for me toast, since that was all I was eating after being sick. After making it through the day I went to work Sunday night, which brings me to now. I am still at work and cranky. I am ready to go home, even though I don't get to sleep then either. I am haning out with Payton then I can take a nap when she her nap.

Getting attitude

Did you know that at 14 months attitudes sets in? If you didn't I am here to tell you that it's true. Payton has learned to throw a fit, throw food, try to drive head first down stairs, stand on furniture. Don't all of these things sound like so much fun. She is just testing to see exactly how far she can go and how far she can push her boundaries. She is lucky that she is so darn cute, not that she gets away with those things just helps to not get to upset while it's happening.
She is learning to use her words more instead of always grunting and pointing for what she wants. She now can ask for a "bite" when she wants something to eat that you have or say "snack" kind of. She has also learned the head banging dance method. She bounces up and down like most babies do when they dance but she also head bangs along with it. Which of course makes her loose her balance and fall over. She has also mastered walking completely, there isn't really any crawling done at our house anymore. She also recently got a play kitchen, she brings you pots, pans, cake, utensils. She enjoys having her own kitchen to destroy instead of always destroying mine.
I know it has been a little while since I have posted anything. I am trying to keep up, you know time flies sometimes especially with little ones. Taking pictures has become difficult also because if she sees the camera she charges at you because she wants to hold it. That makes for really ugly pictures of her big head up close and personal. She is really a great baby and loves her mommy and daddy. Seeing her light up when Mitch walks in the door from work is so great. I know that he loves it and makes his day 20 times better when he sees her.

Girls weekend 09

I just got home from girls weekend Sunday night. On Thursday afternoon I left to go to Arizona to stay with Grammie and Guppy, Stephanie's grandparents. We decided we needed a girls weekend getaway on a tight budget. Grammie and Guppy were nice enough to let us crash their beautiful house in Arizona for the weekend. They had 4 girls that talked non-stop with them all weekend long. They didn't seem to mind much. I think they just took their hearing aids out at night so they could go to sleep while the 4 of us caught up on life. We had a great time. It is always so refreshing just hanging out and talking with your best friends. We would get up and go running in the morning and then come back and lay by their pool in their backyard. We went for a hike one morning, which was beautiful. In the evenings after showering and getting ready we went out to dinner and believe it or not we talked some more. We never ran out of anything to say and had the best time together. We all are very busy and don't always have the time to catch up but when we get together we pick up right where we left off and just keep on going like not one day has passed. It isn't very often that you make friends the these girls and I am so grateful that I have them around whenever I might need them. I hope everyone takes some time now and again to relax and refresh it is well worth it. Although I missed Payton and Mitch terribly I knew they were having their own Father Daughter time, which is also very important.

Happy Easter

Happy Easter everyone! Payton loved Easter this year, with many more things to do. She didn't sleep the whole day like last year. We celebrated on Saturday with an Easter egg hunt at our house. The Easter bunny came to visit a day early since he was so busy. Some of you might know the bunny as Uncle Carl Murphy. He dressed up like the Easter bunny and came through the back yard left behind some eggs and then was on to the next house. The girls had a great time in the beautiful weather gathering their eggs. Payton picked up the idea quickly and loved putting eggs into her basket. She was even able to walk and carry her basket all by herself. She didn't get anywhere very quickly but we had all day so it didn't matter. We all enjoyed a great lunch together, visiting and watching the 3 girls play with each other.

On Sunday morning we went to church together and then went out for brunch with the Lymans. We went to Cheesecake Factory and it was wonderful. Payton received her last Easter basket with eggs, books, and come clothes. She was loving it all, especially the books. She absolutely loves to read, which is wonderful. We just have to keep it that way. We read books all day long throughout the day. She even reads to herself which is very entertaining. I hope everyone enjoyed their Easter, I know that we did. Thank you Jesus for all that you do and allowing us to celebrate this day with you.

WALKING!!!!

So I know I always blog a couple days after something happens, but better late than never right? So on Thursday Payton officially walked across a room. It is so funny to watch her, but she is doing so good. She will hold your finger now and walk along side of you. She will even let go of the couch and walk towards something that she wants. She still gets really excited and will fall at you when she is walking toward someone. I am sure I will regret soon that she is walking when I am chasing her around the house as she attempts to get into every cabinet. It is still amazing to me how much they learn and change so quickly. That is all the fun news with Payton.
She did get to visit with her Auntie Amy while she was in town visiting for the week. I know that she enjoyed getting to see her, she doesn't see her as often as she did since Amy moved to Florida. It was great to get to see her. She is 32 weeks pregnant and looks absolutely wonderful. We can't wait to meet her little prince that will join us at the end of May.